After This Life: What Catholics Believe About What Happens Next

"What Happens Next?" Recognizing that anxiety and fear are the most common personal problems he has encountered in nearly forty years of psychological counseling, Father Benedict Groeschel knows first hand that most people prefer to avoid the issue of mortality entirely.

Himself the victim of a hit-and-run accident in 2004, after which he had no vital signs for thirty minutes, Groeschel is uniquely qualified to address this subject.

Father Groeschel notes that the "five mysteries" death, judgment, Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven are beyond our perception and complete understanding. But through a better understanding of the Christian faith we can see how consoling and uplifting these truths really are.

In His parables, Jesus spoke often of death and the last judgment. This is because what happens at our moment of death is defined by what is happening to us right now. Learn to live each new day with confidence based on the mercy and love of Our Savior.

"Do not let your heart be troubled or afraid. In my Fathers house there are many rooms I go to prepare a place for you." John 14:1-3

Benedict Groeschel

A priest for fifty years, Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, C.Rr., is one of the founding members of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. His numerous books include Healing the Original Wound, Tears of God, The Virtue Driven Life, and After This Life. Fr. Groeschel also hosts the weekly EWTN program Sunday Night Live with Fr. Benediet Groeschel."